Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-09-03

The drawing of the plans for the
court house, according to word received
by Clerk Hoar, will be ready next Mon.
day.
The institute social at Opera Hal
Thursday evening filled the house. The
band played, and an elegant time was
realized.
DIR. Culp, dentist, of Grainfeld, is in
the city, for a few days this time, but
with the intention of settling here in the
near future to remain some time.
Thursday morning ushered in the
legal gaming season. Now the prairie
chickens may be expected to desist from
their INSCRIPTIONS attacks upon ou1
hunters.
OF our recently very sick neighbours
Thos. Caddick is nearly well; w. G. Of
son talks and laughs, and is getting along
nicely; W. B. Kritchfeld walks out and
takes buggy rides.
Last Monday Mr.. Curtis received
from Col. Morgan telegram, announcing
that he would be back in Wa-Keenoy to-
morrow, (Sunday.) The colonel was at
SanBernardino when the telegram was
sent.
Yesterday was the advent of the har-
vest moon, 80 called from the fact that
it's rising so soon after sunset for several
successive days virtually lengthens each
day, thus assisting farmers in gathering
their crops.
Little Misses Bessie Ferris and Bessie
Cowick have each had birthday ami
versary celebration this week, that of the
former occurring Monday afternoon, and
OF the latter on Tuesday. Both occasions
were well attended.
E. NJ. Murray, Esq, arrived in the
city last Saturday from Pennsylvania.
His family will remain there awhile yet.
Mr.. Murray, after taking business trip
of few weeks duration, will resume his
residence in Wa-Keeney.
The Institute closed on Thursday.
and was followed by an examination of
teachers on Friday: The Institute was
an almost phenomenal success through
out. Prof. Tomlin left yesterday morn
ing for his home, in Parsons, Kansas.
ID. H. Henkel and family are back
from "Old Virginny." Mr.. Henkel
reached Wa-Keeney Sunday evening, and
the rest of the family came the evening
before. He appreciates the climate out
here since sweltering in the 1860 timber
region back East.
General Utility Dickey has been
digging the shore" out of DR.. Jones's
well, and has reached the bottom-ninety-
six feet. The general generally gets
water when he goes after it, although, in
creating reservoirs, he may not be partic-
ularly partial to that commodity.
Monday evening the First National
Bank purchased the Wa-Keeney Bank.
The existence of the Wa-Keeney Bank
then ceased. The next day the First Ma
tional bank opened business in the Wa
Keeney Bank room. Thus suddenly
were the materials of the former moved
out of the Henkel building.
Captain Scott, clerk of the circuit
for Cedar county, Mo-, was in the city on
Tuesday, transacting land business with
Monroe & Damn. The captain lives at
the county seat of his county.
He claims for the county population of
about 20, 600, and estimates the number of |
in Stockton at 700 or 800. In
all the counties in Kansas there is for this |
picture no parallel.
Captain Hanna returned from the |
East Thursday evening, feeling tolerably |
we'll He says he was very sick in Wash
ngton. The weather there the past sum-
Rer, he says, has been hotter than that of
any other since a weather record has
been kept. The captain says the aues-
hon OF the location of the land Office, as
ar as the result of the recent move in
hat direction is concerned, is settled.
4 am sole agent for DR.. Stoves
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